Sentence examples for damage to waterways from inspiring English sources

But along with any building project of that scale come serious environmental questions prompting experts to ask how the country can best support human productivity while producing the least emissions, waste, and damage to waterways.

Rainwater harvesting is an important technology in cities that can contribute to a number of functions, such as sustainable water management in the face of demand growth and drought as well as the detention of rainwater to increase flood protection and reduce damage to waterways.

The Environmental Protection Agency EPAandand the Department of Transportation also released new guidelines for auto emissions to cut carbon emissions, and the EPA said new benchmarks for issuing mountaintop mining permits would prevent damage to waterways in Appalachia.

Since most people use heavy-duty chemicals for all sorts of things, chemicals are doing real damage to waterways and aquatic life.

Both species were introduced to the Northern Territory in the 19th century and cause significant damage to fragile waterways and floodplains, which have become overrun with weeds as native grasses are grazed out.

Many tropical fish have been released, but blue tilapias (Oreochromis aureus) cause damage to shallow waterways by creating large nests and consuming aquatic plants that protect native young fish.

People in England and Wales feed an estimated of six million loaves of bread a year to ducks, which can cause damage to birds' health and pollute waterways.

Horse trampling also has the potential to damage waterways and bog habitats.

The two sides also agreed to cooperate in seeking money from New York Waterway's insurers for damage to Pier 11 from the ferries.

And virtually unknown to most is the collateral damage to freshwater biodiversity arising from mismanaged watersheds and waterways.

This has imposed a terrible toll on Australia and the world: polluted air and waterways, the destruction of towns, farmlands and forests and damage to the Great Barrier Reef by everything from ship accidents to ocean acidification.